Dorsey Heating Up

by Ben S on Sep 29, 2008 7:43 PM CDT

After missing the beginning of training camp, followed by a slow start, Glenn Dorsey has finally begun to show the type of player he is.

After failing to record a tackle in the season opener against New England, Glenn Dorsey has finally begun to show signs of the player that many scouts believed was the best player in the draft. Some experts have even go so far as to compare him to Warren Sapp, one of the games greatest DT's (of course beside our own DT, Derrick Thomas).

Despite only making two tackles and an assist, Glenn Dorsey continued to make plays and be disruptive on the line. While watching the gane, it was hard to find a play where Dorsey wasn't either double, or even triple teamed when Denver had the ball. It seemed as though whenever Denver ran the ball, Dorsey either made the tackle or set the runningback up to be tackled by a Chiefs linebacker.

The best part about all of this, however, is that Dorsey is still not playing to his full potential. When KC begins to reach the quarterback with its ends, something it has failed to do all season, Dorsey will begin to see more one on one battles with gaurds and centers, giving him an opportunity to make even more plays. The fact that our ends still can't get to the quarterback with Glenn being covered the way he is is a bad sign for the Chiefs ends. Had we been able to keep JA (not to say that is what I wanted), but I will go so far as to say that Dorsey would have atleast 1 sack by now.

At this point in his career, Dorsey is not playing his best. He is by no means in the peak of his career (after all, he has only played 4 games), and will only improve as the games go by. However, judging by what I have been seeing on the field from week to week, I have all the confidence in the world in saying that one day, Glenn Dorsey will be able to dominate games on his own, double team or not.

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Another thing

In my opinion, Denver was GD’s best game. Also, it seemed to be DJ’s best game as well.

Perhaps it was Glenns stellar game that allowed DJ to be making the plays that he made?

I think that as the season gos on, we will see a direct correlation between the play of Derrick Johnson and Glenn Dorsey, much like Ray Lewis and Haloti Ngata.

by Ben S on Sep 29, 2008 7:46 PM CDT 0 recs

Agreed with most

Nice write up, Ben.

When KC begins to reach the quarterback with its ends, something it has failed to do all season, Dorsey will begin to see more one on one battles with gaurds and centers, giving him an opportunity to make even more plays.

I don’t think that will happen this year. Hali has plateaued in my opinion as the 3rd year is usually the breakout year. Turk is definitely improving quickly this year so I’ll withhold my judgment on him. But I don’t see us getting any pressure this season or, barring any changes, next year as well.

by primetime 07 on Sep 29, 2008 8:26 PM CDT 0 recs

I hope your wrong...

…but I think your right. Hopefully someone will step up for us and become a playmaker, possibly even Johnston? I think that it would be good if we were able to find someone to replace tamba on the right side, and move him back to the left side where he has had most of his success.

However, it has only been four games and it would be unfair of us to write him off just yet. Hopefully he just needed to get warmed up.

by Ben S on Sep 29, 2008 8:42 PM CDT up 0 recs

I hope I'm wrong

but I think we will be looking to upgrade the DE position come next draft. I think there is some pretty good talent to be had even past the 1st round.

by TheQ on Sep 29, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up 0 recs

One thing I noticed alot of

in the end of the game, was that we were only using a 3 man front, vs Denver’s 5 man offensive line.

have you seen my baseball?

by IISaiNtII on Sep 29, 2008 8:27 PM CDT 0 recs

I think he and Tank feed off each other

I’ve really been impressed with Tank this year.

Last year he seemed like he was half asleep all season, this year he’s a mean bastard. I loved seeing him knock that Guard that False Started on his butt and getting into it with the offensive linemen. Every team needs a mean SOB in the middle.

Dorsey has pretty much always been the best guy on his team and I think having Tank there next to him playing so well is helping to fire him up as well.

by ChiefDJ on Sep 29, 2008 10:00 PM CDT 0 recs

dude

Derrick Thomas wasn’t a DT… he was an OLB.

by ManDude on Sep 29, 2008 11:09 PM CDT 0 recs

Haha

I think he just meant the initials, double meaning and all. :P

by Mully on Sep 29, 2008 11:55 PM CDT up 0 recs

Yes...

I think I read in the Star when Glenn said something about when Johnson broke that run immediately in the game everyone got fired up and knew we could win this thing…and so I think he stepped it up because he got fired up, he played decent, all the D-line let me down towards the end when they got no pressure at all

Ha, did anyone else notice when Denver had a time-stoppage on their drive and Dan Dierdorf said the Chiefs would substitute their D-Line to get fresh guys in there….but they didnt…and he couldnt tell any difference…cuz he is a tool…

…..yes…initials silly

by woodman212 on Sep 30, 2008 12:00 AM CDT 0 recs